American Amber Ale Recipe - Hopstart Amber

Recipe Info

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Hopstart Amber

by on
All Grain + Extract
2.5 Gallon(s)
3.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
Pale Ale malt with some other things I wanted to try. Used homegrown hops only.

Fermentables

17% - Pale 2-Row - Toasted - US
1
33
30
Mash
4% - CaraCrystal Wheat Malt - US
0.25
34
55
Mash
4% - Smoked Malt - US
0.25
37
9
Mash
2% - Flaked Corn - US
0.125
37
1
Mash
36% - Liquid Malt Extract - Amber - US
2.125
35
10
Extract
34% - Rice Hulls - US
2
0
0
Mash
4% - Dry Malt Extract - Amber
0.21
42
10
Extract

Hops

Cluster
0.5
Leaf
FirstWort
60 min(s)
7
24.2
Cascade
0.5
Leaf
Boil
40 min(s)
5.8
17.6
Cluster
0.5
Leaf
Boil
20 min(s)
7
14.7
Cascade
0.25
Leaf
FlameOut
0 min(s)
5.8
0.0

Yeast

White Labs California Ale WLP001
70%

Other Stuff

Orange or Lemon peel
2
oz
Boil
Coriander
1
tsp
FlameOut
Irish Moss
1
tsp
Mash

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

No special instructions in this recipe

Tasting Notes (2)

LeeCase99

Tasted on 3/15/2019 by LeeCase99

Notes:

4% ABV Hoppy, bright, will be good!

LeeCase99

Tasted on 2/24/2019 by LeeCase99

Notes:

seems very balanced, flavor+fresh hops. Malty, light on tongue, aroma from hops on nose.

Recipe Facts

Hopstart Amber
American Amber Ale
  • 2.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 3.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.050 OG
  • 1.015 FG
  • 56.5 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 1.13 BG:GU
  • 14.8° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 4.5% ABV Alcohol
  • 167 per 12oz Calories
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American Amber Ale

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.045-1.060 / Your OG: 1.050
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.010-1.015 / Your FG: 1.015
IBU 0
120
IBU: 25-40 / Your IBU: 56
SRM 0
40
SRM: 10-17 / Your SRM: 14.8
ABV 0
14
ABV: 4.5-6.2 / Your ABV: 4.5
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.42-0.89 / Your BG:GU: 1.13

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